 | In which the Times puts on its best fixed frozen smile and hazmat gear to tour the Costco by the Pentagon, while waxing nostalgic about all the great parties back when civilized folk ran things: |
Entertaining in Washington has gone decidedly casual. No one has stepped in to duplicate Pamela Harriman’s or Katharine Graham’s elegant soirees, and the Iranian Embassy, which once served free-flowing Champagne and caviar, is long shuttered. “There used to be so many black-tie dinners at private homes,” said Buffy Cafritz, an honorary Kennedy Center trustee who also is known in Washington hostess circles. | Those were the days my friend, we thought they'd never end. |
“Now everything is so much more informal, and we serve meatloaf instead of beef Wellington.”(For the record, Mrs. Cafritz said she had never used Costco herself, but might get there before the holiday season ended. “I have a weakness for apple pie,” she said. “I’ve heard their apple pie is delicious.”)| Go read the rest, you know you want to. |
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